Title: University of Malta ALS/MND Summit
Date: Saturday 11 September 2021
Time: 09:00 – 13.00
Venue: Virtually via Zoom; register on the
The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking together with the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry within the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, is hosting the second edition of the University of Malta ALS/MND Summit. The theme of the second edition will be ‘Causes and Treatments of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)’.
Key Speakers include:
- Prof. Bradley Turner, PhD
Head of the Motor Neuron Disease Laboratory at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Malcolm Vella, MD, MRCP, FEBN, FRCP
Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist at Malta’s Mater Dei Hospital
- Prof. Ruben J. Cauchi, PhD, FRSB
Lead Researcher at the University of Malta’s ALS/MND Research Lab
- Prof. Maurice N. Cauchi, AM, MQR, MD, MSc, PhD, DPH, FRCPA, FRCPath
Emeritus Professor, University of Malta & Monash University, Australia & University of Melbourne, Australia
Former Director of Haematology & Immunology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Former Director of Pathology, St Luke's Hospital, Malta
Former Chairperson, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria, Australia
Programme:
- 09:00 Welcome/Introduction
- 09:15 Introduction to Animal Models: From ALS to COVID-19
- 09:45 Keynote Lecture: ALS Mouse Models & Drug Development
- 10:45 Virtual Coffee/Tea Break
- 11:00 Diagnosis of ALS and Present Treatments
- 11:30 Genetic & Environmental Risk Factors for ALS in Malta
- 12:00 SOD1 ALS mutations in Malta: Implications for Treatment
- 12:30 Homogeneity of the Maltese Population
- 13:00 Closing Remarks
The event will be held virtually via Zoom, and is open to ALS/MND patients, family members, clinicians, medical/biomedical students and all those interested in the topic.
Kindly visit for more details and to register and receive Zoom link.
We look forward to your participation.
